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Madeleine

Madeleine

Hi Plshelp. I don't know how they are now, but I found a couple of stories on the internet that kept me going as they tapered off and seemed fine after. My usage is in my signature. I was on it a short time, but at a high dose of 10 mg, and then started tapering soon after. I am OK from zyprexa taper, but am still on zoloft, and if I miss that by a few hours, I feel really bad. It will be a long journey yet.

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Quest

Quest

Hello Powerback. How have you been? I sure wish you were closer, I would be in your kitchen everyday! Your own kefir, awesome! That's pretty healthy. Your diet plan sounds exactly what I need, but the thought of all the work boggles my mind right now😳going to have to do something though, I think that one month of remeron really did a number on my insides, still not putting any weight on, look almost skeletal, not my best look🙄

I wont go into how I finally quit the drug because it wasnt the normal 10% approach although I tried 5 times and failed miserably.I found a good understanding doctor who helped me reduce and more than anything listened to me without prejudice.This helped enormously,I finally jumped off at 1.25mg and to be honest it wasnt to bad,by far the worst reduction was going just under 2.5mg,I had severe migraines ,nausea,heart palpitations,sickness,depression,mania,mood swings and relentless insomnia.The insomnia was by far the worst symptom as it made me anxious and very irritable ,all this while trying to be a good father and holding down a very stressful and demanding job.Of all the drugs I was put on Zyprexa was the hardest to quit,it was hell and back but it can be done

I have recently started my Taekwondo training again that I practiced for over 15 years but couldnt while I was on this terrible drug,I now feel calmer and sleep well.I put on over 3 stone while on zyprexa even though I ate a well balanced diet,I felt lethargic and had no interest in life,that has all changed and the weight is coming off steadily. Excercise has been the most helpful tonic for me and even when I had had zero sleep I went to my class and worked out.It slowly but steadily improved my sleep and made me feel confident again that I could get over all of this,when you start to see improvements you start to see light at the end of the tunnel

Things are heading in the right direction and my outlook on life is positive once again.I feel good

Once again thankyou for all your help and for people just starting the journey dont ever give in it can be done,god bless you all

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rupa

rupa

andy please tell us how you are doing,any sign of relapse?is everything good,got new job?new wife? please tell us how are you and daughter.Is your daughter living with you,are you able to look after her single handedly?

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Plshelp

Plshelp

Did you ever not know what to do with yourself? My circadian rhythm is totally screwed up and my perception of time is altered severely. I don't have any bodily sensations (can't feel hunger, fullness, thirst or even if I have to go to the bathroom). Plus I have no thoughts, motivation and anhedonia. I feel really unwell and had to go on an antidepressant b/c the depression, extreme suicidal thoughts and despair were eating me alive.

I don't know what to do everyday with myself and I just follow ppl around all day. I was following my mom around, but she got sick of me, so now I go and follow my friend Damon around all the time. I'm literally just shadowing them. They eat, so I eat, they drink, so I drink, they go to the bathroom, so I go to the bathroom, they go to the store and I go with them.

Did you ever have any symptoms or issues like this? I'm scared I'm going to be like this forever.

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andy

andy

Did you ever not know what to do with yourself? My circadian rhythm is totally screwed up and my perception of time is altered severely. I don't have any bodily sensations (can't feel hunger, fullness, thirst or even if I have to go to the bathroom). Plus I have no thoughts, motivation and anhedonia. I feel really unwell and had to go on an antidepressant b/c the depression, extreme suicidal thoughts and despair were eating me alive.

I don't know what to do everyday with myself and I just follow ppl around all day. I was following my mom around, but she got sick of me, so now I go and follow my friend Damon around all the time. I'm literally just shadowing them. They eat, so I eat, they drink, so I drink, they go to the bathroom, so I go to the bathroom, they go to the store and I go with them.

Did you ever have any symptoms or issues like this? I'm scared I'm going to be like this forever.

yes i was in a terrible mess but started exercising and eating a very healthy diet eventually it paid off

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Zmago1

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I ve been on Zyprexa and Kvetiapin via misdiagnosis (anxiety and lack of sleep) for 4 months now and will try to taper slowly. My plan from 3,75 mg is 3 weeks on 2,5 then 3 weeks 1,25 and then 3 weeks 0,625, do you think that is too fast?

Hopefuly goes well because side effects are killing me, I ve been a cyclist all my life (41 y) now I dont have a mood or energy to even ride a bike, put alot of weight and cant concentrate at my job, let alone my sex life gone....

Also I would like to ask you how much were you sleeping while on Zyprexa? Because I hadrly sleep 4 h mostly less....

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UniEase

UniEase

I was happy to find your story today. I was on an antipsychotic as well, 2mg pimozide for a skin infection that I took on/off in 2017 for about 5 months/total. First time I quit CT once skin issue was gone and was fine. But skin issue resurfaced and started taking med again which this time around had zapped me into severe insomnia last Nov. 2017. I tried many drugs to remedy this which you can see in my profile.

Insomnia still persists after 4.5 months of my last dose and quitting CT.

I had the same realization as well to start detoxing with hot yoga and a clean diet, taking only herbs for the last 2 weeks. I have been sleeping 4-6 hrs (some nights 2 hrs) but broken sleep like 1-2 hrs at a time and very light. But its a start.

My other issue is my skin symptoms have returned so am considering reinstating drug at 1/4 mg-1/2 mg max to help skin issue go away again. But I am cautious because reinstatement could help insomnia, have no effect or worsen it. Hard to tell.

Did you detox while you reinstated? When did sleep get better?

About how long was your reinstatement and at what dose?

Did I read right that you reinstated after 2 years of withdrawal with constant insomnia?

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andy

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I ve been on Zyprexa and Kvetiapin via misdiagnosis (anxiety and lack of sleep) for 4 months now and will try to taper slowly. My plan from 3,75 mg is 3 weeks on 2,5 then 3 weeks 1,25 and then 3 weeks 0,625, do you think that is too fast?

Hopefuly goes well because side effects are killing me, I ve been a cyclist all my life (41 y) now I dont have a mood or energy to even ride a bike, put alot of weight and cant concentrate at my job, let alone my sex life gone....

Also I would like to ask you how much were you sleeping while on Zyprexa? Because I hadrly sleep 4 h mostly less....

thanks

I wouldn’t have a plan if I was you just listen to your body and try and go about your normal life as much as you can

i set bench marks on dosage and when I missed them it depressed me and set of anxiety which set off poor sleep

i have been a racing cyclist all my life you will get back to it,I used to say to myself I don’t care how long it takes as long as one day I am ofc this poison

i couldn’t sleep at night but was a sleep walking zombie during the day,slowly it all changed

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Bobo32

Bobo32

Im a little over a year now off all psych drugs i have a lot of improvement but still dont enjoy the things i used too before the drugs. I just dont enjoy them and most of the time Im thinking about healing and health issues and stopped envjoying lie.

I think zyprexa is the drug that is most responsible for this and I still dont have my brain back.

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daybydaystepbystep

daybydaystepbystep

Thank you for sharing your story Andy! I too successfully came off Zyprexa cold turkey. I wish there were more success stories on the Internet of Cold Turkey survivors. It took me about 3 months of being off zyprexa (10 mg) to see a lot of recovery.